Overview
The Ultra-Low-Power DM RF transceiver IP in TSMC22 ULL is designed to meet 2.4 GHz standards like Bluetooth Classic (BR/EDR), Bluetooth Low Energy, 802.15.4 PHY Layer (e.g. ZigBee), and proprietary standards.
This DM IP targets by far the lowest power consumption (<3 mW) together with state-of-the-art performances (sensitivity, interferers rejection) and with minimal cost.
Thanks to its built-in LDOs, its fully programmable modem, and its interface compatible with leading BT baseband controllers, this DM IP is optimized for easy integration into ASICs and SoCs.
Learn more about Bluetooth IP core
The adoption of the Bluetooth low energy (Bluetooth LE) specifications v4.0/v4.2 standards is being driven by adoption in several markets such as the Health and Fitness devices, Beacons, Asset tracking, Home automation, PC Peripherals etc. Bluetooth low energy 5, together with the Bluetooth LE Mesh specifications are set to make Bluetooth the ‘Connectivity of Choice’ in IoT markets such as Connected Home, Commercial Lighting and Industrial Wireless Sensor Network markets.
Wireless audio (wireless earbuds, headphones and speakers) introduced us to a completely new level of listening convenience and freedom, prompting the rapid growth we are already seeing in this consumer segment (30% CAGR for wireless earbuds and 14% for wireless headphones). Now the race is on to further improve audio quality and capability in these devices.
Franz Dugand, Ceva
Navot Goren, Ceva
Laura Moore
Synopsys is now shipping support for Bluetooth® 5.4, the latest specification from the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group). The enhancements in Bluetooth 5.4 will open additional markets and use cases. This is one of the many inflection points in the Bluetooth Low Energy market that will be discussed in this paper.
